Wednesday, February 28

February 28th 2007

McMahons Point, Wednesday 28th February 2007.

Blues Point Tower, built in the early 1960's, was the city's first modern high rise apartment building. It is one of Sydney’s most controversial landmarks and considered by many to be an eyesore, or at least inconsistent with its surrounding buildings or cityscape. Arguments aside, the tower foreshadowed a marked change in the way we would live. 40 years on, high rise city living is now increasingly sought after. (If you look carefully on the right you can make out the stick figures of people on the Bridge climb)

Thursday, February 22

February 22nd 2007

Circular Quay, Thursday 22nd February 2007.

I had planned to photograph the departure of the QE2 this evening, but unexpected rain and some traffic chaos put paid to that. Instead here is a photo from last night of the QE2's bow opposite the Opera House.

Wednesday, February 21

February 21st 2007

Circular Quay, Wednesday 21st February 2007.

The Queen Elizabeth 2 arrived in Sydney yesterday evening behind it's larger sister ship The Queen Mary 2. While the QM2 was only here for the day, the QE2 is here until Thursday when it departs for a sixty five day trip to New York as part of it's Silver Jubilee world cruise.

Tuesday, February 20

February 20th 2007

Garden Island, Tuesday 20th February 2007.

The world's largest ocean liner, The Queen Mary 2, arrived in Sydney early this morning. It's only here for 18 hours to pickup passengers and supplies before resuming it's maiden world cruise tonight. It is so big that it could only berth at the Naval Dockyard and not the normal terminal for cruise liners.

Monday, February 19

February 19th 2007

Rose Bay, Monday 19th February 2007.

On a small stretch of public beach this bungalow has a swimming pool that juts out onto the sand. Not very private and the neglected pool is full of dirty green water. I wonder how the owners ever got permission to place a pool there.

Saturday, February 17

February 17th 2007

Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, Saturday 17th February 2007.

A commemorative mural for World AIDS Day 2003 by artist Steven Vella. The mural was created in consultation with people living with HIV and AIDS to challenge prejudice, stigma and discriminatory attitudes associated with the virus.

Tuesday, February 13

February 13th 2007

Macquarie Place, Tuesday 13th February 2007.

The base of a sandstone obelisk that was designed by convict architect Francis Greenway in 1818 records the distance to various locations in New South Wales along the earliest roads developed in the colony.

Monday, February 12

February 12th 2007

Sydney Harbour Bridge, Monday 12th February 2007.

In the midst of a drought rain is welcome stuff, but the heavy rain that has fallen across the city over the last two days has caused local flooding and damaged buildings. The good news is that it is reaching the dams, although we would need weeks of constant heavy rain to return dam levels to an acceptable level. They are currently at 34% capacity.

Thursday, February 8

February 8th 2007

Kent Street, Thursday 8th February 2007.

Only minutes after I took this photo the sky had clouded over completely and the threat of thunderstorms hung heavily in the morning air. What I found interesting about this scene were the terrace houses built in the mid 1880's dwarfed by the apartment block built 100 years later. I often wonder what things will look like after another century has passed.